Dr. Michael Kilgard
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The diagnostic criterion A, trauma, is what causes you to have that thing by definition.
The other is schizophrenia.
We've got theories.
We've got genes.
We've got factors.
So we chose these first three very intentionally.
And we're now sort of working our way back saying if synaptic plasticity, rewiring of new connections in the brain, if that could be used therapeutically,
And we know it can.
I mean, that's how rehab works.
That's how people get better from drug addiction or cutting or whatever else they're doing.
Someone talks to them.
It's just kind of inefficient.
It takes a lot of time, a lot of money.
Can we help the therapist be better?
Therapists love neuroplasticity.
We haven't talked to therapists about neuroplasticity.
They love them some neuroplasticity.
But then they're disappointed because it's like, but I can't make everybody better.
And I can't make anybody all the way better most of the time.
So how can both be true?